Leytonstone High Road railway station
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  Leytonstone High Road Location of Leytonstone High Road in Greater London | |
| Location | Leytonstone |
| Local authority | London Borough of Waltham Forest |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | LER |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| OSI |
Leytonstone  [1] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 0.587 million[2] |
| 2012–13 |
0.733 million[2] |
| 2013–14 |
0.859 million[2] |
| 2014–15 |
1.002 million[2] |
| 2015–16 |
 0.978 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 1894 | Opened as Leytonstone |
| 1 May 1949 | renamed |
| Other information | |
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| WGS84 | 51°33′48″N 0°00′31″E / 51.5634°N 0.0087°ECoordinates: 51°33′48″N 0°00′31″E / 51.5634°N 0.0087°E |
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Leytonstone High Road station is a railway station in Leytonstone, London in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line, between Leyton Midland Road and Wanstead Park. It has two platforms that are elevated approximately 20 feet (6.1 m) above ground level, each of which contains a metal shelter, covered but not completely enclosed. Ticket machines and Oyster validators (for touching in and out) are installed under the arch at the foot of the stairs.
Although the railway crosses over the London Underground's Central line almost immediately north west of the station, there is no direct interchange - Leytonstone station is about a 10-minute walk away. Despite the distance, travellers using Oyster cards can make the interchange as part of a single journey.
Service
The service has been gradually improved to provide four trains per hour in each direction on all days.[3] The last trains in each direction run at about 11:30pm. Services are being replaced by buses from June 2016 until February 2017 whilst the line is being electrified (to allow major infrastructure improvements to be carried out).
History
The station opened on 9 July 1894 as "Leytonstone" with the Tottenham & Forest Gate Railway. Originally, wagons were lowered from the arches to the ground-level goods yard by means of a hydraulic hoist. The station was renamed Leytonstone High Road on 1 May 1949.[4] The original wooden platform buildings were destroyed by fire in the 1950s.[5]
Ticket barriers were installed in 2016.
Connections
London Buses routes 257 and W14 and night route N8 serve the station.
References
- ↑ "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ↑ Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford
- ↑ http://www.barking-gospeloak.org.uk/history.htm
External links
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- Train times and station information for Leytonstone High Road railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  London Overground |
Following station | ||
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towards Gospel Oak | Gospel Oak to Barking Line | towards Barking |
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| Leyton Midland Road | Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway | Wanstead Park | ||
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